Patents by Inventor Saminda Ranaweera

Saminda Ranaweera has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Tethered port protector for portable electronic devices and kit of port protectors
    Patent number: 8025510
    Abstract: A port protector for an electronic device that is formed with one or more ports having an access opening. The port protector includes a protective plug having a shape substantially corresponding to a shape of the access opening of the port of the electronic device and being configured to seal the opening of the port when the plug is inserted into the opening. An elastic tether strip has a first end connected to and integrally formed with at least a part of the protective plug. An attachment tab is integrally formed at a second end of said tether strip, opposite and distally from the protective plug. The attachment tab is configured for removable attachment to the surface of the shell body of the electronic device. The tether strip has a length enabling the protective plug to be inserted into and removed from the opening of the port while the attachment tab is attached to the surface of the shell body of the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2011
    Inventors: Mikhail Bolshakov, Saminda Ranaweera, Ivan Bolshakov
  • Tethered Port Protector for Portable Electronic Devices and Kit of Port Protectors
    Publication number: 20110207349
    Abstract: A port protector for an electronic device that is formed with one or more ports having an access opening. The port protector includes a protective plug having a shape substantially corresponding to a shape of the access opening of the port of the electronic device and being configured to seal the opening of the port when the plug is inserted into the opening. An elastic tether strip has a first end connected to and integrally formed with at least a part of the protective plug. An attachment tab is integrally formed at a second end of said tether strip, opposite and distally from the protective plug. The attachment tab is configured for removable attachment to the surface of the shell body of the electronic device. The tether strip has a length enabling the protective plug to be inserted into and removed from the opening of the port while the attachment tab is attached to the surface of the shell body of the electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2010
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Inventors: Mikhail Bolshakov, Saminda Ranaweera, Ivan Bolshakov